Hillsboro recorder. (Hillsboro, N.C.) 1887-18??, 1887-09-15
Internal Revenue.

That the Democratic party is not
responsible for the enactment of the
unjust and oppressive system Of laws
Wv which tits tax is laid and collect
ed is obviously true, and it Is ALEC
equally truethat the skirts OF the par.
~ are not altogether free from the
responsibility Of its continued exis'
tence.
From 1868 to 1854 no Democrat in
North Carolina ever addressed the
people without denouncing the sys,
tenn and pledging The party to an sqn-
est effort tor its absolate repeal. HAS
that effort ever been made? Ia the
contest for the speakeiship of the
Democratic House Of Representatives
the repeal of this Tax wis for the first
fine squareIs presented as an Issue.
Carlisle opposing, aud Randall advo.
eating IFS repeal and we see only two
Of our members, Messrs Scales and
Dowd, voting for Randall, Since
Then what has been done in that direc.
lion? Only feeble and aborti3e efforts
and these so ma;ritestly hacking in the
bona fdes which was necessary for the
proper redemption of our oft repeated
pledges to our people, that they could
never command The sefiois considera.
lion Of a Democratic House. In view
of these facts what is our plain duty?
The struggle OF 1883 will soon be UP.
on us and We must prepare to win.
TIE BEST interest OF our country i'm
peratively demands a Democratic vic.
tory in 1885, How can that be &C.
icomPlishcd, is question Of vital mo-
rhent. In our humble opinion there
are only two courses open for us. The
first is the REPEAL Of the laws on which
This system is based. If We cannot
or will not do this. Then Toe must
saaise it just as the Republicans have
done and will doagain il they succeed
IN 1888. In the hands Of the Reppb
!ican party the patronage of the InA
ternal Revenue system constituted a
most powerful agency iorsecuring Pc
heal success. Ii their hands every
aPpointee from the highest 10 the low.
eat was required to be an active par.
tizau, not only voter but worker
who was expected 10 can'ribdte not
only his labor. but a liberal portion Of
lis means to secure the success of the
Party and Il lie did not dothis he was
tnrnei ont and enc appointed who
would obey orders. Now what il the
Influence of.iils system in onr hand?
How is the Democratic party AFT, cted
by itY Is it Strengthened? The an
liver is plain. Not only is our party
not strengthened 10y il but il forms an
element Of absolute 'weakness which
must inevitably oytcrwhelm US with
defeat unless our policy undergoes a
complete change. The Revenue Of
ficers in North Carolina to-day con-
risls OF the very pick o. The Defnoctat
&c Party and We say Ga, without their
active cooperation we caInct sue
coed. Democratic policy now forces
tl6s large body Of young and efficient
Democrats into a condition Of entire
neutrality except as to their votes. Ia
fact they bear the same relation TO
their party that The crippled and Su
perannuated inmates OF the soldiers
Homes bear to Tie army. Now what
Is The remedy? Repeal prompt and
absolute is the first aud bert course.
II that il impractable. then let uS
utilize al the resources of this sys-
tenn aud enlist them in tie active and
partizan aid of our party aud thus
commsni success.